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Mugwort
Important safety information: Do not use during pregnancy. Allergy is common in ragweed-sensitive people, and oral or topical safety is insufficiently established.
Herbal actions
- Bitter digestive traditionally
- emmenagogue traditionally
- aromatic herb
Traditional and practitioner uses
These uses are presented for historical and educational context. They are not treatment claims.
- Traditional digestive use
- Traditional menstrual use—not recommended in pregnancy
- Moxibustion in trained practice
Main constituents
Volatile oil including variable thujone and cineole, flavonoids, sesquiterpene lactones
Preparation overview
Tea: Not recommended for routine self-dosing. NCCIH finds insufficient evidence for safety or usefulness.
Liquid extract reference: No established safe dose
Preparation strengths are not interchangeable. Open the interactive guide for the complete evidence notes and sources available for this herb.
Herbilous provides educational information only. It does not diagnose, prescribe, or replace professional medical advice. Seek urgent care for severe or worsening symptoms.